Scrapbook (2000) (V)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Eric Stanze

Writer:

Tommy Biondo (writer)

Release Date:

June 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

True horror is simply what one human being can do to another.

Plot:

A young woman named Clara is captured by a serial killer named Leonard who records his "life story" by keeping a scrapbook of his many victims...

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Killer | Dead Girl | Gore | Extreme Cruelty

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Emily Haack	...	Clara
Tommy Biondo	...	Leonard
Todd Tevlin	...	Biffle Morris
Elizabeth Hammock	...	Young Leonard's Sister
Sam Maiden Jr.	...	Young Leonard's Brother
Angelia Sanderson	...	The Victim In The Van

Directed by
Eric Stanze

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tommy Biondo		writer

Produced by
Tommy Biondo	....	executive producer
Eric Stanze	....	executive producer
Todd Tevlin	....	associate producer
Jeremy Wallace	....	producer

Original Music by
Brian McClelland

Film Editing by
Eric Stanze

Production Design by
Tommy Biondo

Makeup Department
Tommy Biondo	....	special makeup effects artist
Tony Bridges	....	special makeup effects artist
Sarah Stanze	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Lisa Anne Harness	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Paula Morhaus	....	production design assistant

Special Effects by
Tony Bridges	....	special effects creator
Sarah Stanze	....	special effects creator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Christ	....	grip
Anthony Graham	....	grip
Eric Stanze	....	camera operator
Eric Stanze	....	lighting
Todd Tevlin	....	gaffer
Todd Tevlin	....	lighting

Editorial Department
Jay Johnson	....	post-production assistant
Todd Tevlin	....	post-production assistant

Other crew
Jack Fansher	....	production associate
Rick Green	....	production associate
Chuck LeRoi	....	production associate
Jim Martin	....	location manager
Patti Pagliai-Bowzer	....	location manager
Craig Schubert	....	production associate
Michael Wallace	....	location manager

Thanks
Michael Bangert	....	special thanks
Diana Blackwell	....	special thanks
Ron Bonk	....	special thanks
William Clifton	....	special thanks
Alfred Dodson	....	special thanks
Jessica Dodson	....	special thanks (as Jessica Wyman-Dodson)
Shana Ko	....	special thanks
Steve Lashly	....	special thanks
Kevin J. Lindenmuth	....	special thanks (as Kevin Lindenmuth)
Doug Mutert	....	special thanks
Jason Pankoke	....	special thanks
Pam Rainey	....	special thanks
D.J. Vivona	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Wicked Pixel Cinema

Distributors

• Image Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Sub Rosa Studios (2005) (non-USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

95 min | UK:80 min (cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Unrated | UK:18 (heavily cut)

Filming Locations:

Imperial, Missouri, USA

Company:

Wicked Pixel Cinema

Trivia:

The movie is based on actual events, researched by Tommy Biondo over a five year period.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Harvest Season: The Making of 'Savage Harvest 2: October Blood' (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

God is a Bug

Just Not Very Good

It's true: this movie is disturbing and will shock you with some scenes of depravity and torture that you've never seen before, but despite all that it's still just not very good. Among my main complaints: - Some people extol the fact that the production quality was very low, giving it a grim "snuff" film look to the movie. But seriously, I thought it just made every scene look that much worse because of the image quality, shaky camera movements, and muffled sounds.

- The acting, though pretty good at times (the female lead whose name I forget must've gone through hell to make this movie) is still suspect throughout much of the movie. They try hard but in the end... it's just not very good.

- The special effect. I know a movie with such a small budget can't be expected to have Hollywoood quality special effects, but seriously, a lot of the corpses and body parts looked like discarded parts from Halloween costumes.

The premise of the movie was great but the execution was just bad. Blame it on the small budget, the neophyte actors, or whatever, but in the end it boils down to this movie just not being very good. There are much better, scarier, gorier, "shock-ier" movies out there. Don't get taken in by the hype.